President Donald Trump signed an executive order under the Defense Production Act to compel meat processing plants to remain open amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Trump had highlighted the order during an Oval Office meeting with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that was opened up to reporters."We're going to sign an executive order today, I believe, and that'll solve any liability problems," Trump said on Tuesday.The President signed the order after some companies, such as Tyson Foods, were considering only keeping 20% of their facilities open.
The situation has gotten so severe, meat processing executives warned, that the US meat supply could be at risk. Meat, beef and pork production reached record highs in March, according to the US Agriculture Department. But earlier this month, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union said at least 13 processing plants have closed over the past two months, resulting in a 25% reduction in pork slaughter capacity and 10% reduction in beef slaughter capacity.
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